Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-18
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
Arrival of a Corps of Sur
veyors by Rail.
They are TO Work Eastward from
this End and Meet Other
Parties.

the Milwaukee road brought corps Of
surveyors under charge OF d. O. Rice
chief engineer, sent here by the man
agement of the Illinois Central. The
party is composed of ten men and two OIL
three other men are to be engaged here
The coming of this squad Of surveyors
was nnheralded, though not entirely un-
expected, as recent movements Of the
Illinois Central management have indi-
Gated q serious design to extend that
road to Yankton. But it was not ex.
pected that they would arrive by rail
81, while they were being watched for
out On the eastward parirle, they have
created something of q, sensation by. un-
loading themselves and their instra-
ments from the cars. The party pro-
ceeded to the Morrison, where they
spent the night.
This morning Mr.. Rice was seen. He
had little to say, excepting that ne was
to start q line and run it eastward until
he meets another Illinois Central party
working westward from LeMars. There
are, in fact, two Illinois Central survey
ing parties in the. field between LIE
Mars and the Big Sioux and
both are working to find the
most desirable route through the
Broken Kettle country. The lines now
being run and the one to be run by the
Rice party are preliminary. MIR. Rice
ran the preliminary line from Cherokee
to Sioux Falls and expects to 60 back to
that work when the permanent line is
made. His work on the Ysnkton line is
therefore merely temporary, to fill in
time.
T. A. Hill, chief engineer OF the Iowa
lines OF Che Central came up
from Sioux City this noon and
remained until the departure OF
the east bound train. In the interim he
was closeted with Mr.. Rice, General
Besdle and other local surveyors, exam
ming maps, Sc. and learning what he
could of the topography OF the country.
Mr.. Rice will probably start his line out
IF Yanktep Monday morning and move
eastward. He has been adjusting his
instruments this afternoon and making
ready.
The survey OF the Illinois Central line
will begin in Yarkton at the west curb
line of Douglas avenue on Second street
and will cross to the north side OF the
Northwestern and Milwaukee tracks
below the pork house. 1t will run par.
allel with the Northwestern track until
it reaches q point beyond the Jim and
will there cross to the south side of that
track and continue along the bottom q
few miles below Turkey creek, where il
will climb the bluffs and seek the mos,
practicable route TO the Big Sioux.
The intention of the Illinois Contra
to build to Yankton seems tx
be well defined, though members
of this party say it will not b,
settled until after next weeks meeting
OF the stockholders in Chicago. Delega
tions frou Canton, LeMars and Calliop.
left yesterday for Chicago to be present
at that meeting. There was q meeting
of the Illinois Central stockholders in
Chicago Friday at which it wa decided
to increase the capital stock by 100000
600 to provide means to pay for 46, 00t
shares Of Iowa Falls and Sioux CITY
stock at $50 per share; 10000 shares o.
Dubuque and Sioux City ct $50 pei
share; the remainder to apply to tt,
completion of projected extensions.
The inaugurations OF active work
at this end of the line haI
created an enthusiastic interes
in the coming of the road and the mat.
ter has been generally discussed through
ont the business portion Of the city to.
day. Various reports are in circulation
one of which is rather striking. It come
from q Union county man in town OF
land Office business, who says the Cen
trail is actually grading west OF Akron
and that thee of his neighbors hay
fgone with their teams 80 work upon th,
grade. This is probable premature
Bus all the indications point to sh
looming OF the Illinois Central withon
much delay.
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